Project partners 

Jos Bartman is the Head of Investigations at Free Press Unlimited. As part of the A Safer World for the Truth project, he conducted investigations into journalists murders around the globe with the aim to reinvigorate these cases and achieve justice. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and has published both peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed work on the systemic drivers of violence against journalists and impunity.

Edward L. Carter is a journalist, lawyer and Brigham Young University professor of communications. He has authored approximately 50 academic journal articles on media law and edited several books on journalism, communications law and related topics. He has taught at BYU since 2004. Carter completed Fulbright Grants in Colombia and Chile. He enjoys traveling internationally with students. He has represented journalists and others in state and federal courts. He holds degrees from BYU, Northwestern University, the University of Edinburgh and Oxford University. He has edited the volume "Journalists Under Attack: Global Perspectives on Threats, Violence and Impunity"

Tamara Filipović Stevanović (Serbia) has been with the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) since 2010 and has served as Secretary General since 2020. She leads projects focused on journalists’ safety, labour rights, media policy, and press freedom, and has contributed to Serbia’s Media Strategy and Action Plan. Tamara coordinates the regional SafeJournalists Network, previously chaired the EFJ Labour Rights Expert Group, and currently serves on the Board of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF). She is a committed media freedom advocate, working to strengthen protections for journalists across the Western Balkans.

Febrina Galuh is the Executive Director of Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Indonesia, a journalists association with around 1,900 members. Highly involved in the development of AJI’s journalist violence monitoring platform and PFMSea.org for regional press freedom tracking. Played a key role in establishing CekFakta.com, the nation's largest collaborative fact-checking initiative. Her work focuses on press freedom, gender equality, journalist safety, and human rights. 

Edward L. Carter is a journalist, lawyer and Brigham Young University professor of communications. He has authored approximately 50 academic journal articles on media law and edited several books on journalism, communications law and related topics. He has taught at BYU since 2004. Carter completed Fulbright Grants in Colombia and Chile. He enjoys traveling internationally with students. He has represented journalists and others in state and federal courts. He holds degrees from BYU, Northwestern University, the University of Edinburgh and Oxford University. He has edited the volume "Journalists Under Attack: Global Perspectives on Threats, Violence and Impunity"